Pressing and cleaning apparatus



May 19, 1925 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Jan. 25, 1925 V15 ZLM/ -1TTORNEY May 19, 1925. 1,538,077

J. J. ZURUK-ZURINSKY PRESSING AND CLEANING APPARATUS Filed Jan. 23, 1923 4 $heets-Sheet :5

ATTORNEY May 19, 1925.

J. J. ZURUK-ZURINSKY PRESSING AND CLEANING APPARATUS Filed Jan. 25, 1925 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 l( 7 d :1?) 8 2629 25 4a I a g. o r 1 fqy- 9 42 25 Patented May 19, 1925.

UNITED STATES BEST AVAlLABLE CGPY PATENT OFFICE.

PRESSING AND CLEANING APPARATUS.

Application med January 23, 1823. Berta! No. 814,412.

lte. it ltllOWlt that T, Ions J. ZUaUK- Zi mssav, a subject. of the Government of Poland, residing at. McKeesport, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cleaning and Pressing Apparatus, of which the following is a specitication.

This invention relates to improvements in steam utilizing garment cleaning and pressing apparatus of a construction somewhat similar to that disclosed in my United States Patent No. laid-L542 and while embotlying the objects of the. said patent, has for its further object to improve an apparatus of the clunacter stated, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, which will increase the. range. of usefulness in this class of machines, which is simple in its construction and arrangement, strong, durable and highly etlicient. in its use, compact, and comparatively inexpensive. to manufacture and opcrate.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed. it. being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is elaimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

la the. drawing forming a portion of this specification and wherein like numerals of reference designate. corresponding parts throughout. the. several views 2-- Figure l is a front elevation of a garment cleaning and pressing apparatus in accord-- mice with this invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the frame and associated parts with the. table removed therefrom. t

Figure -l is a transverse sectional view of the. lHlClt and pressing head with associated parts.

Figure. F1 is an enlarged detail. sectional \iew of the bitch. I

Figure t' is an enlarged detail sectional of the ltl't'r lllg' head.

sectional view on line Figure. 8 is a top plan view of the burl;

with portions broken away.

Figure 9 is a sectional IXIX, Figure 5.

Figure 10 is a vertical sectional view of a diminutive buelc.

Figure 11 is a vertical sectional view of a diminutive cleaning buck.

Referring in detail to the drawings 1 denotes the main frame, which may he of any suitable size or form capable of support in; the various mechanisms, exclusive of the steam generator or boiler, at a proper elcvation and sutlieiently secure to resist. the strains to which such mechanisms are subview on line jected. The frame 1 is provided with a table 2 and an upstanding support 3 upon which is mounted a buck 4 of segmentshape in cross section. The frame 1 is further provided with upwardly projecting brackets 5, carrying a transverse shaft 5'. between and upon which is journalcd, as at (3, a rocking frame 7 carrying a vertically movable press head 8 having its lower face of arenate contour and which con forms to the shape of the upper face. of

the buck.

The table .2 is preferably formed with a H cessed front 9 to facilitate the manipulation of the apparatus by the operator, and is secured in a horizontal plane upon the frame 1 some distance between the pressing elemcnts, and serves as a temporary support for the garments while being prepared for cleaning, sponging or pressing and also to protect. such garments from trailing contact with underlying mechanisms and he more or less soiled by dust or lubricant.

The. support 3 is substantiallv U-shaped and has its arms disposed horizontally. 'lhe lowe arm of the support El is secured to the main frame 1 and the upper arm supports the buck -'t which is rigidly secured thereto so as to lie. in a horizontal plane parallel with. but some distance above, the table 1., thereby allowing garmcnts of various forms to be raivn over either end thereof. A cats--- ing 10 is secured to the support 3 and in combination with the latter forms a housing for the various supply and drainage pipes which extend upwardly through the tahle 2 to the buck 4, and provides a protectiw guard for the garments and for the. operat'n' A steam reservoir 11 is mounted in tin ill til)

BEST AVAILAB F steam in the. latter a't'an operating temperatore. I

'lhe burl: 4 consists of a'east metal-body clongated laterally oi" from side to side of the apparatus and taperedtowurdthe right hand end and centrally supported upon the v. 'ical su port, 3. A'heating chamber in is formed in the lowerportion of the buck 4 and extends entirely around-the latter. A steam supply pipe, 16 connects the reservoir it with the chamber 15 at'the one side of the huclt 4, and an exhaust pipe 17 comu'iuuicates with the chamber 15 at the other side of the bu'clt at. 'The condensed steam from the exhaust pipe 17 is directed into a small condenscr' tanlc'lSqmounted in the main frame 1, by'the reduced pipe 19, while the uneondcnscd steam is dissipated through the fine 30 which iS"t.l)IiIitt((l to the exhaust pipe 17 by' the horizontally disposed suction conduit 21.

The top portion of the huek 4 is hollowed out to form a pair of longitudinally extcnding cavities 21' an'd 22 divided hy the vertically disposed and longitudinally extending partition 23. and the transversely disposed supportin'tz'bar 223'. I

liar-h oi the cavities ill and "2) diminishes in width from its upper end to its bottom and is formed with stepped side walls. as clearly shown iirFigrure of the drawing. A narrow perforated plate 24 is mounted adjacent to the bottom of each Of'llm caritics 2i and 22 and a wide. ';rforat.ed plate 25 is positioned at the top-t iercof, while an intermediate perforated plate 26 is disposed between the l'ower'pl'ate EMa-nd the upper plate 25. Each of the plates 24 and 26 is divided into two sections having' their ends supported on the bar 23', which latter has stepped sides arranged on ii plane with those formed on the side wa'lls ot the cavities 2t and 32. The lower portion of bar Bil does not extend to the bottom of 'the (:H itics 2t and Y i The plates Q4, 25 and 9.6 are spaced from each other and nref'urther supported in the rarities Q1 and 22 by having; their longitudinal (den-s resting upon rcspcctive stepped side walls of the cavities. A hallle plate 27 is lixed to the inner Wall of each of the ravitics and is disposed internuwliatc of prrl'oritcd plates .24 and 3H. clearance E is provided between the outer edge of each of the plates 27 and the outer wall of the respective cavity. A ballle plate 22) is carried by each of the perforated plates Qti COPY EEST AVAlLABLE (IOPY what. is known to the art as wet steam.

Such steam tlill'usion is augmented by the arrangement of the steam suppl pipe :l which connects the exhaust pipe 1 with thr passage :5] which latter communicates wi h the inlcrrounectin i, port 32 in commuuiia tion with the lower portion of the caviti -s "L and The steam supply pipo Ill) s provided with a valve 33 operable by tilt trcadlc at and the interconnecting mocha nisau as shown in Figure 1. of the drawines.

Thy steam is supplied to the buck -l by means of the steam supply pipe 35 which communicates with the. supply pipe 16 and with the passage 36 formed in the buelt -t. The passage 3(3 connects with the conduit. 37 which latter iuturn communicates with the horizontal conduits 38 opening into cavitit-s21 and 22 adjacent to the top thereof.

It will he noted that the arrangement of the trausmissien pipes for the dry steam is di rect from the reservoir 11 through the supply pipe lo allowing no dillusion of the .steani' until it passes through the upper perforated plate 25. The supply pipe 25;, is provided with a valve 39 operable by the trcadle 40 and interconnecting mechanism 4 l. as shown in Figure 1 of the drawings. A textile covering 42. completely covers the top of the back 4 in the usual manner.

-l'he'piess'ing head 8 is formed with a heating chamber 43 which extends around the formeras shown in Figure 2. A steam supply pipe 44.- connects the heating chamber 43 with the steam supply pipe 16 through the conduit -15, and the steam is exhausted in a condenser tank 46 through the eonduit 47. The tank 46 is fixed in the frame structure 1. To allow the proper movement of the pressingr'head 8 in the brackets 5 the conduits 4+ and 47 are respectively provided with suitable llcxihle unions 48.

shit'table weight 49 is mounted on a bar 50 suitably supported in the rocking frame 7. 'lo facilitate. the movement of the weight -18) upon the bar 50, the former is provided will! rollers 49' traveling on the latter. Au o erating arm M is pivolally mounted on the transverse shaft 5' and connects with the \vcijlit -15) through the pivoted link 5i. pull member 5 3 is connected with the arm .31 and with the handle 54 at the front of the head 8. lhc handle 54 includes a li-i l .33 adjustably engaging a tixed tooth llhld runt 66 carried by the head 5. la-u the weight: t) is drawn to the forward position on the bar .30, it will exert a pressure on the head-S during the. pressing operation. The adjustment of the lever 55 on the quadrant ."it'i will nmintain the weight 49in its forward or pressing position. \Vhen the lever is released from the quadrant 50, the. weight -t.) will shift to the rearward position on the bar on by the action of the coil spring 57 which connects the. arm 51 with the. rear portion of the rocking frame 7, and acts as a counterweight to ltold the head 8 in the elevated position.

The pressing head 8 has resiliently secured therewith. as well as being spaced from the lower t'ace thereof, a flexible pressing eletnent consisting of a strip of wire mesh 58 of a width to extend from one side edge to the other of said head and further of the same length as the length of the ltead. The strip 58 has its ottter taco covered throughottt by a strip of textile fabric. 59. (fonneeted to the side edges of the head 8 and to the side. marginal portions of the. upper face of the. strip of mesh 58 are coiled springs 5t), which provide means for resiliently conuecting the pressing element to the head 8, as well as a spacia medium between the mesh 58 and the. heat.

metal band tilt surrounds the head o and encloses the springs 59 to prevent liability of it itert'crcm-e ol' the latter with the garments during the pressing operation.

The. head H is formed with a centrally dis posed aml longitudinally extending opening tit) irovided with a gate (31 hinged to the. lttttt R to close tltc lower end of the opening and a hinged gatev ()2 at the top of the head 8 to close the it )per nd of the opening. The gates (31 am (32 are connected together by tho pivoted rod (33 positioned therehetwecn in the opening (i l'. The, gates tit and (32 are simultaneously operable to desired position by means of an operating handle. til pirotall carried by the head S, and connected to the gate (it by the. pivoted rod ti t. The operating handle (it includes a sltittable. lerer U engaging a toothed quadrant t'it'i lived to the head 8. The ad justtnent of the. lever (35 on the quadrant (36 will maintain the gates tit amt ('2 at the adjusted position relatively to the opening (it) in the head H, lten it is desired to clean the garment by torcinn' stcatn through it, Li e -;atcs tit and (r3 would pret'cra tv be brought t the open position. or partially so. ut during the pre ing operation they are (lu t-ll to contiuc the heat nithin the h ad.

pair ot' diminutive l nclts t1? and tih are mounted at the rear ol' the. appantus and are dc i; "ncd tor n-e in |'l|':ttltt|;,1' and pressing :ltti tcsolil adaptable thereto, the loo-l; 11 pt'otidclltIll only l or a|| Il|ll'!U and l'ornu'l with a chamber tit) BEST AVAlLABLE COPY communicating with the. steam supply pipe connected therewith. Steam is exhausted from the chamber (it) to the reservoir 79 through the conduit 70. The back 68 is also provided with a heatingchamber Tl which is supplied with steam through the pipe 72 connected with supply pipe 12. The upper portion of thebuck 08 as formed with a cavity 73 covered by a perforated plate it. The comluit 75 connected with the pipe 72 provides steam through the tavity 73 and plate T4 to permit of the use (if this buck (3H primarily for cleaning purposes, The steam is exhausted from the chamber 71 through the communicating conduit 75' which also connects with the reservoir 79. The supply )ipes 45, 72 and 75 are respectl\'el provided with suitable control valves T 77 and 78, which are preferably manipulated from respective sides of the up iaratus.

A water reservoir 79 is mounted on the rear of the frame 1 and is adapted to receive the water from the condenser tanks 18 and to, and the exhaust from pipes and as above stated. Conduits 8t) connect the bottom of each ot/the tanks 18 and 46 with the reservoir 79, and water is forced into the latter from the tanks 18 and 46 by the pressure of the steam exhausted therein during the operation of the apparatus. A pump 80 is suitably mounted on the reser- -voir 79 to force the water therefrom into the. reservoir 11.

'lo augment the etliciency of the drying and pressing operation a suction element is provided to draw the steam from the cavities 2t amt 2; in the buck 4 after the garment has been cleaned, by the flow of steam therethrough. The suction eletnent comprises a conduit R1. in communication with the passage :56, and connected to the suction pipe it. The suction element is o )erated by the passage. of steam through t be supply 83 which latter is formed with a nozzle 84 having its outlet centrally of the suction pipe it. The pipes .21 and 82! are provided with respective valves 84 and 85, which are adapted to function in unison by the action of t to common actuating rod 86 which connects with the treadle 87 through the interconnecting mechanism th. \Vhen the valves Fl aml N5 are opened by operating the treadle NT steam \\'tll rush through the pipe it from the tttt'/.'/.le H-t' on supply pipe. 83, tltel'tl) creating a suction action through the conduit HI and sucking the teani from the rarities "it and '3'. ot' the buck t. -'lhe team from the suction ipe. it is exhausted in the conden er tank R!) where the. uncon- \h'tt eil steam is dissipated through the line Li connected therewith, and the condensed .-lt';tl drained into the re ervoir T5) thr ugh the drain pipe 90.

l'he \a|\c Th on the steam supply pipe T5 is -peratcd by a treudle ttl which is po" 15551 AV AHJKBLE COP Y tioned at the side of the apparatus and is (UlllHttttl with the valve 78 by the connectin; rod 92. v

1. i\ii a1 )paratus for the purpose set-forth comprising a support, ,a pressing buck mounted thereoma rocking frame arranged over the hurleand pivotallysupported intwrini-dia te' its"aids on Silltl support and with the pivot/the a press hend fried hy the forward end of the, frame ant co -acting with said buck, a liar runnected to and extending from near the fol-ward. end to the. rear end of the frame. and a weight slidahlv mounted on said l ar and means. for shifting the same forwardly thereon to provide a pressure applying means for, the head when co-acting with the hurlr and rearwurdlv thereon to l'ornra couuter-balanre to hold the frame upwardly when the head is shifted by the frame from, co-acting position, said bar beingun' ranged at the longitudinal center of the frame. H

2. A irapparatus for thepurpose set forth comprising a support, a pressing back For 'rearwardly of the buck,v

mounted thereon, a rocking frame arranged over the buck and pivotally supported intermediate its ends on said support and with the pivot therefor rearwardly of the hut-h. a press head carried by the forward end of the frame and'co-act-ing-with saidbuelr, a liar connected to and extending from near the forward end tothrear end of the frame. a weight slidahlv mounted on said bar and i'neans for shifting the same forwardly thereon-t0 provide a pressure applying means for the head when eo-acting with the hack and rearwardly thereon to form a rounter-balanee to hold the. frame upwardly when the head is shifted by the frame from ro-artinp position, said bar being arranged at the longitudinal center of the frame. a spring controlled shifting means for the weight connected thereto and to said pivot and frame, and a-eombined actuating and looking ll'lBCltflDlSfll for said means, said mechanism carried by said headand connerted to said means.

In testimony whereof I afiix'niy signature.

JoI-m J. ZURUK-ZURINRKY. 

